Vulnerability: Why men can and should embrace it

One of the most important aims of what we do at In/Fertility in the City is to get people talking more about fertility issues, not just when they occur but as part of the narrative around becoming a parent.

Our guest today wishes that he had known more about male infertility well before he and his wife had started trying for a baby.

Shawn Greenaway, a police detective who worked on the Salisbury Poisonings investigation, is still not 100% certain if having mumps in young adulthood or a separate medical issue was the cause of his azoospermia, the complete absence of sperm in the ejaculate.

Requiring two operations, Shawn eventually told his employers – the Metropolitan Police at the time - what he was going through and couldn’t have hoped for a more supportive response.

But he’s well aware that this is not always the case and wants to encourage more people – men in particular – to open up about fertility issues and for employers to make it easier for employees to seek their support.

GUEST BIO:

Shaun Greenaway is a male fertility coach and advocate. Having been diagnosed as infertile in 2018, he experienced the heartache, shame and secrecy attached to being a man with no sperm.

Shaun found himself navigating this trauma alone, with no support networks in place for men at the time. Now the proud father to twins conceived via the use of donor sperm, Shaun shares his story via Instagram (@Knackered_Knackers) to provide that voice that he so desperately needed when experiencing infertility.

To further expand the help and support he can provide men, Shaun trained to become an accredited Transformational Coach.

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OUR SPONSOR

Finally, our thanks go to Horsfield Menzies, a modern boutique law firm and consultancy practice specialising in workplace matters, for sponsoring this season of the podcast.

You can find out more about Horsfield Menzies here https://www.horsfieldmenzies.com/.

You can also contact their co-founders, Simon Horsfield and Angus Menzies, here: simon.horsfield@horsfieldmenzies.com angus.menzies@horsfieldmenzies.com